Earlier in June, the Hong Kong government applied for an injunction to ban dissemination of the pro-democratic song “Glory to Hong Kong.” The piece was suddenly removed from multiple streaming platforms, including Apple Music and iTunes.
On June 15, the composer and original composing team of “Glory to Hong Kong,” Dgx, posted on its Facebook page that they were “dealing with some technical issues unrelated to the streaming platform, sorry for the temporary impact. Thank you to all the audience.”
And the relevant contents of the song were deleted from its YouTube channel, Facebook, and Instagram pages.
On June 19, Dgx announced that “Glory to Hong Kong” has been re-shelved and said it firmly opposes any attempt to suppress the freedom of thought and speech and will try its best to defend everyone’s “freedom to choose one’s music.”…